The problem is that I put a the SSD in which the BIOS will not accept, ask me to enter code for the hard drive which are not setup with code. the SSD does not get integrate into the bios appears with many different characters, spaces and a line feed rather than the SSD name. I have therefore downgraded the BIOS to >204<, and this would gladly accept the SSD and integrating it also in the BIOS, but that appears from time to time problems. The Laptop turn on with black screen with no opportunity for anything, but only when the SSD is in. Must take the SSD out to get anything on the screen and therefore also to get into the BIOS.

Can not say for sure what is wrong, but have tried to turn off fansystart and also changed from AHCI to IDE before I again can get it to boot from the disk. As soon as I got it to boot, then I can turn on fansystart and AHCI again. Doubts about errors in the SATA controller itself?

The question is, is it possible to use last version of bios (218) but that MOD the BIOS so that it can accept SSD?

Asked Asus and they said they only guarantee the use of their >own HD<.

Dude, just don't ask more questions about it. Please give us a little more information.

We already know what laptop model you use, but we don't know what SSD you are trying to install.Some drives (or SSD controllers) are known to NOT WORK with AMD chipsets. Maybe you did not inform yourself and bought an incompatible drive.

It is quite okay, assumed that this was one of the more simple bios, rather than those who you're dealing with, so expecting some kind of response, link, or otherwise.

It is this on and will say that it is not this that&nbsp; the problem, but can not say for sure since I do not really know to AMD, but since I first could use it after I downgraded the BIOS, I will assume that it is in BIOS.

The laptop is not mine and is only used for general use, just upgraded the CPU from V160 to N660 and switched to SSD since the HD which it is born with stopped working, so I doubt if it can be the very SATA Controler which fails?

The company "Silicon Power" changed the SSD controller from SandForce to Phison S8 without a warning.Nobody can exactly tell what controller is inside that thing without opening it (and voiding the warranty, of course).

On the other hand, the SATA controller on the mainboard could be damaged.You need another HDD and/or SSD to test this.

Zitat von Speedi im Beitrag #1The question is, is it possible to use last version of bios (218) but that MOD the BIOS so that it can accept SSD?

I am sorry, but I cannot answer this question.

So you can not pull the SATA thread out and replace it with another?

Zitat von mr_nuub im Beitrag #6Dude, that is a terrible example of a SSD.Nobody can exactly tell what controller is inside that thing without opening it (and voiding the warranty, of course).On the other hand, the SATA controller on the mainboard could be damaged.You need another HDD and/or SSD to test this.

Know it's not the best but it is ok for the purpose. Have used it before and not experienced any problems with it yet.Is there, for example a "special" benchmark program or another program I can use to examine for damage to the motherboard controller that you would recommend?

Zitat von Speedi im Beitrag #9Thinking of this from 204, can it not be extracted and inserted in the 218, so I've have the most current bios but with the SATA controller where the BIOS recognizes the SSD?

You can try that, but the BIOS module "SataController" has nothing to do with the Controller, which is inside your SSD.

Zitat von Fernando im Beitrag #10You can try that, but the BIOS module "SataController" has nothing to do with the Controller, which is inside your SSD.

Clearly we are talking about a problem with the bios approval of SSD, and not data/name sent by the SSD, as Asus has put restrictions in the BIOS for which HDD one can use.So until I have read more, is it this "SataController" which control the connected HDD and it is only this or is there anything else in the BIOS that influence this?

Zitat von Speedi im Beitrag #11Clearly we are talking about a problem with the bios approval of SSD, and not data/name sent by the SSD, as Asus has put restrictions in the BIOS for which HDD one can use.So until I have read more, is it this "SataController" which control the connected HDD and it is only this or is there anything else in the BIOS that influence this?

Nah, ASUS has not placed some weird restrictions regarding HDD/SSD compatibility.Just google "ASUS A52N SSD" or something like that and Google shows you that 3rd party drives like Crucial BX100 or Samsung 850 EVO are compatible.I believe it is a incompatibility between the AMD chipset and your SSD controller.

Zitat von Speedi im Beitrag #11Clearly we are talking about a problem with the bios approval of SSD, and not data/name sent by the SSD, as Asus has put restrictions in the BIOS for which HDD one can use.So until I have read more, is it this "SataController" which control the connected HDD and it is only this or is there anything else in the BIOS that influence this?

Nah, ASUS has not placed some weird restrictions regarding HDD/SSD compatibility.Just google "ASUS A52N SSD" or something like that and Google shows you that 3rd party drives like Crucial BX100 or Samsung 850 EVO are compatible.I believe it is a incompatibility between the AMD chipset and your SSD controller.

Wrote earlier, it works with 204 but not 218 where it immediately asked for HDD password which it has not.

Apart from that I have extracted and inserted SataController, then I change Ver No. and inserted my name, just for, fun's sake. Otherwise, I can only see that they have enabled SB Clock Spread Spectrum and inserted the possibility for Restore on AC Power Loss (in the hidden).

Have made some different versions so I can try it out, will see in about a week when I go out to him, if it will work or I make a brick, which I would not hope for, do not have time or the desire to have to take it out and in the burner